Description: This younger middle-aged woman is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing black cape and mantle trimmed with soft white waves gently in the breeze, and a wedding ring on her right hand. Her hair is cut close to her head. She has gleaming, smiling amber eyes.

Personality: She considers herself a woman of culture and sophistication. She likes a good challenge to her wits. She dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. Her biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: She was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. Her mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for her; and money/treasure

Ideals: Impeccable, Logical. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Rich, In love. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (40 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Solid gold idol (300 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1400 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. His chestnut hair is thinning but still full. His eyes are blue and beady.

Personality: He goes out his way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one he won't accept into his heart. He is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Optimist, Joker. Flaws: Ugly. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 6000 gp. Sard (20 gp). Jet (160 gp). Rhodochrosite (12 gp). Malachite (12 gp). Violet garnet (800 gp). Star rose quartz (20 gp). Black pearl (800 gp). Malachite (12 gp). Black pearl (800 gp). Hematite (12 gp). Deep blue spinel (800 gp). Moss agate (12 gp). Hematite (12 gp). Malachite (12 gp). Black pearl (800 gp). Hematite (12 gp). Tourmaline (160 gp). Deep green spinel (160 gp).

Description: Her skin has the orange glow of too much sun. She wears a tattered pair of loose brown pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. Her white hair is unkempt and raggedy. Her gray eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: Rosalind is depressed about a lot of things. She tends to be a nihilist. She is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: A child with a great deal of writing talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She feels kind of lost in life; and she loathes her own lifestyle

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed, Selfish. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 300 pp. Jasper (80 gp). Pink pearl (50 gp). Golden yellow topaz (800 gp). Alexandrite (800 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (900 gp). Alexandrite (800 gp). Smoky quartz (80 gp). Violet garnet (800 gp). Deep green spinel (50 gp). Golden yellow topaz (800 gp). Rhodochrosite (14 gp). Alexandrite (800 gp). Red garnet (50 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (14 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A woman with a warm, jovial air about her, she wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). Her orange fur has been sun bleached extensively. Her eyes are likewise amber. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: She cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with her opinion, she thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, she can get violently argumentative. She loves being with her children and actually smiles when they are around. She would do anything for them. She dislikes her ex a great deal.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. Art liked to wander the woods near her home when she was young, something she still likes to do at least once a week. She never liked modest clothing or shoes, so she would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and she developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. She has been saving her money to try and buy her sister's freedom.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion; and find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister

Ideals: Opinionated. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Mentor, Nature. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 6000 gp. Sardonyx (40 gp). Golden pearl (140 gp). Rock crystal (40 gp). Fire opal (800 gp). Alexandrite (400 gp). Golden yellow topaz (400 gp). Blue quartz (14 gp). Onyx (40 gp). Sardonyx (40 gp). Banded agate (14 gp).

Description: This woman wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. She conceals her greatsword with her veritable burlap sack of a shirt. She is muscular with a powerful set of arms. She sports a flattop hair cut. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She is a jovial happy person, but she is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. She is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Akta was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. While she appears to be a normal Tiefling, she's... not quite right. Perhaps she's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that she plain doesn't fit in. She is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally.

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted. Flaws: Insane, Depressed. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 12000 gp. Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2300 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (300 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (60 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (60 gp). Gold music box (4000 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2300 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. She wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. Her moppish golden hair is in a traditional bowl cut. Her eyes are gray and catlike.

Personality: She likes to brag about her accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. She is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: She comes from a rich western family. Ostracized due to the divine powers of her oldest sister, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Humans became a terror of the countryside. Some 5 years later her spouse died after the birth of her son. Heartbroken, Sarah never married again. Instead she focused her life to raising her son whom she trained as her father had trained her before.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Passionate, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, In love, Job. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 3000 gp.

Description: This northern woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She wears baggy pastel pantaloons and a black scarf. She wears her yellow fur down. She has gleaming, smiling copper eyes.

Personality: Stoic and calm, she prefers to meditate than take action. She moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep her interest for a month it is impressive.

History: Her psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. Her parents were killed by gnolls in a raid when she was still a young child. The gnolls captured her, and made her a slave and general play-thing. She was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to her deformed appearance. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by gnolls. Seven was horrified and prayed that her mother was alright. However, she heard that her mother had died fighting off the gnolls.

Motivation: She wants revenge against gnolls; and several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge

Ideals: Disciplined, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 5000 gp. Black star sapphire (1600 gp). Fire opal (1600 gp). Jade (150 gp). Blue star sapphire (1600 gp). Black pearl (400 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1600 gp). Hematite (6 gp). Sard (60 gp). Carnelian (60 gp). Freshwater pearl (6 gp). Sard (60 gp). Azurite (6 gp). Azurite (6 gp). 1 Medium magic item.